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The prime minister defiant, the labour leader said she had crashed the economy, put bills up and was now cutting spending. and, he said, she ditched everything she had stood for. 45p tax cut, gone. corporation tax cut, gone. 20p tax cut, gone. two year energy freeze, gone! economic credibility, gone! they are all gone! so why�*s she still here?! the prime minister stands up, the folder is slammed down, and liz truss insisted: i am a fighter and not a quitter! but what policies will survive giv...

I just dont effing care anymore before he resigns along with the chief whip, but we have just been told they have officially unresigned. the home secretary has, however, definitely gone. in short, it is total, absolute, abject chaos. >> that was yesterdays i tv newscast, there was man handling in parliament. british prime minister liz truss is standing her ground after she faces fury over a botched economic plan, calling herself a fighter, not a quitter. it was the first time she attended a sess...

Leader of the conservative party. this morning, i met the leader of the 1922 committee, sir graham brady. we have agreed that there will be a leadership election to be completed within the next week. this will ensure we remain on a path to deliver our fiscal plans and maintain our countrys fiscal stability and international security. i will remain as prime minister until a successor has been chosen. thank you. liz minister until a successor has been chosen. thank you.— minister until a success...

The markets tanked, so did her poll ratings and her mps lost faith almost instantly. the other night i asked her... will you lead the conservatives into the next general election? i will lead the conservatives into the next general election. definitely? yes. even yesterday, she said... i am a fighter and not a quitter. now it turns out she has done with fighting and she has quit. so he will take over? you mightjust remember this guy. hasta la vista, baby. hasta la vista, see you later, could we ...

One candidate has ruled himself out of the running, jeremy hunt, who thinks he needs to stay in his place for economic stability. i think the key part of the process, it will be fast. a new prime minister in place by next friday. the hope in the conservative party is that will encourage mps to unit and fall in quickly behind one candidate. >> linda, moving to you, truss undoing began when she announced the aggressive tax cuts. so to give an idea of how fast this all has happened, heres truss yes...

>> i really shouldnt say this but i hope all of those people that put ms. truss in number 10, i hope it was worth it. i hope it was worth it for the ministry of the red box. and i hope it was worth it to sit around the cabinet table because the damage they have done to our party is extraordinary. >> you look just furious about it. >> i am. ive had enough. ive had enough of talentless people putting their tick in the right box, not because its in the national interest, but because its in their ow...

The other night i asked her... will you lead the conservatives into the next general election? i will lead the conservatives into the next general election? definitely? yes. even yesterday, she said... i am a fighter and not a quitter. now it turns out she has done with fighting and she has quit. so he will take over? you mightjust remember this guy. hasta la vista, baby. hasta la vista, could we see him again? the runner up, rishi sunak could be another possibility. as our penny mordaunt and ke...

How did all of this happen? the era of liz truss is far too short to even deserve that word. this was her arriving as prime minister last month. the chancellor! thank you, thank you. in short, nearly her entire programme for government imploded on contact with reality. mr speaker, were at the beginning of a new era, and as we contemplate... shouting. thats right, a new era. "mini budget, maxi disaster," as her colleagues called this privately. the markets tanked. so did her poll ratings. and her...

She told mps defiantly that she was a fighter, not a quitter. herfate was sealed by the resignation of the home secretary yesterday in the chaotic scenes in the house of commons last night. 1:30pm this afternoon liz truss emerged outside number ten and announced she had spoken to the king and was resigning. a new prime minister is expected to be in place by next friday, but it could be as soon as monday. our political editor chris mason begins our coverage. lunchtime in downing street and the po...

Economically. you have a war in ukraine, you have higher energy prices, and youre doing this? so the markets rebelled. they wouldnt buy the governments bonds. and thats where you end up. you end up with interest rates rising sharply in britain, mortgage holders terrified of when their fixed rates come to an end, and an economy that is sliding from bad to worse. in that scenario, she held on, i mean, victor, you have got to give her -- you know, they have been saying for days that she would go, s...